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Beijing
Lop NurNuclear Test Site
JiuquanFissile Material Production
JintaFissile Material Production
LanzhouFissile Material Production Xian
Research, Development, &
Testing
HanzhongFissile Material Production
Mianyang AreaWarhead Production, Research,
Development, & Testing Facilities
Leshan Area Fissile Material
Production Facilities
Chinese Nuclear Weapons Complex Facilities with Major Changes Since 2010
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Growth between 2010 and 2018
Growth between 2019 and 2020
Reactor AreaReprocessing Area
Jiuquan Atomic Energy Complex:Facility is capable of extracting plutonium and has
strong ties to nuclear weapons program.
New research or production areas since 2010 (completed or under construction)© 2020, DigitalGlobe
Nuclear-Weapons-Related Research Complex in Mianyang:Home of the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP), China’s organization
associated with conducting the research, development and testing of nuclear weapons.
© 2020, DigitalGlobeArea with new reactors or support structures since 2010
Previously-existing reactor
Military Reactor Complex near Leshan:Facility is capable of producing nuclear-weapons-related materials and involved in developing naval nuclear reactors.